Bomber Goober
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2012
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- 183
Hello All,
This is going to be my first rebuild, have owned a few boats before and decided I have nothing better to do so why not this. Boat is an '84 bomber scout 14Ft with a '74 Jonhnson 70HP pushing it (well, not currently). A little back story and then I'll move on. Both my wife and I are currently in the military on active duty. I just returned from Afghanistan in mid September and my wife deployed in the beginning of November. For Christmas she told me I could buy anything I want as a project to occupy my time for the 9 months she will be gone as long as I don't spend more than 500$ buying it. So after much searching on craigslist, i came across a lovely ad for 5 boats for 2000$, normally i wouldn't have even considered such an enticing offer but it was less than a 10 minute drive so if it was time wasted it wouldn't be that much. Needless to say I bought it. The boat is sitting on a solid trailer(needing tires of course)and the motor has good compression and is only in need of a trim pump. The boat on the other hand is in need of some "TLC". The cap besides in need of new carpet/paint is in decent shape with only some repairs needed to cover up the multiple holes drilled for affixing the various knick nacks no longer present. Moving on to the Bad. The deck has only one soft spot up towards the bow. The transom on the other hand is nothing more than some nicely ground mulch that i may consider spreading in my garden. I honestly was quite surprised that the motor didn't rip off the back just on the tow home. Knowing that a complete rebuild of the transom and a new deck were needed before i bought it and after a few hours of watching some Youtube videos I figured i would give it a shot. Having some expierence with fiberglass work before and having little fear I started the tear down today. The motor came off easily and is now sitting on its stand. I quite enjoyed drilling the 100 or so rivets holding the cap to the hull and with a hand from my brother the cap is now sitting on the ground next to the boat. The plan for tomorrow is to get the floor completely removed and the rest of the mulch out of the transom area. More pictures to follow once its all ripped out.I'm not going to claim to be a fiberglass expert or a boat builder, but i really feel like i can accomplish this rebuild and think it is going to be a fun project. I am open to all advice and suggestions and will do my best to update as the project moves along. I've started shopping around and so far the best deal i have found for a 5 gal bucket of resin for 125$. My local lowes stocks 3/4" oak plywood for about 50$ which is what i plan on using for the transom. I figure 1/2" will be sufficient for the deck and have yet to decide on how much CSM i need to buy. I have thick skin so im not going to get all boo-boo faced if someone tells me im going about something on this completely wrong. Thanks for looking and for any advice you have.
This is going to be my first rebuild, have owned a few boats before and decided I have nothing better to do so why not this. Boat is an '84 bomber scout 14Ft with a '74 Jonhnson 70HP pushing it (well, not currently). A little back story and then I'll move on. Both my wife and I are currently in the military on active duty. I just returned from Afghanistan in mid September and my wife deployed in the beginning of November. For Christmas she told me I could buy anything I want as a project to occupy my time for the 9 months she will be gone as long as I don't spend more than 500$ buying it. So after much searching on craigslist, i came across a lovely ad for 5 boats for 2000$, normally i wouldn't have even considered such an enticing offer but it was less than a 10 minute drive so if it was time wasted it wouldn't be that much. Needless to say I bought it. The boat is sitting on a solid trailer(needing tires of course)and the motor has good compression and is only in need of a trim pump. The boat on the other hand is in need of some "TLC". The cap besides in need of new carpet/paint is in decent shape with only some repairs needed to cover up the multiple holes drilled for affixing the various knick nacks no longer present. Moving on to the Bad. The deck has only one soft spot up towards the bow. The transom on the other hand is nothing more than some nicely ground mulch that i may consider spreading in my garden. I honestly was quite surprised that the motor didn't rip off the back just on the tow home. Knowing that a complete rebuild of the transom and a new deck were needed before i bought it and after a few hours of watching some Youtube videos I figured i would give it a shot. Having some expierence with fiberglass work before and having little fear I started the tear down today. The motor came off easily and is now sitting on its stand. I quite enjoyed drilling the 100 or so rivets holding the cap to the hull and with a hand from my brother the cap is now sitting on the ground next to the boat. The plan for tomorrow is to get the floor completely removed and the rest of the mulch out of the transom area. More pictures to follow once its all ripped out.I'm not going to claim to be a fiberglass expert or a boat builder, but i really feel like i can accomplish this rebuild and think it is going to be a fun project. I am open to all advice and suggestions and will do my best to update as the project moves along. I've started shopping around and so far the best deal i have found for a 5 gal bucket of resin for 125$. My local lowes stocks 3/4" oak plywood for about 50$ which is what i plan on using for the transom. I figure 1/2" will be sufficient for the deck and have yet to decide on how much CSM i need to buy. I have thick skin so im not going to get all boo-boo faced if someone tells me im going about something on this completely wrong. Thanks for looking and for any advice you have.
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